Many thanks to the folks at Allann Bros Coffee for sending us some bags of their coffee.

The Allann Bros name may not be quite as famous as Starbucks, but they have been around for almost as long. They began roasting small batches of gourmet coffee way back in 1972. (Starbucks opened their Pike Place Market coffee shop in 1971.)

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Suffice it to say, these guys have been sourcing and roasting fine coffees since way before gourmet coffee became popular. Back in the 70s, most Americans were still getting their daily jolt of caffeine from their local Diner.

Something else I like about Allann Bros is that their coffees are roasted to order each day in a 1939 Jabez Burns Roaster.

I love that. Anyone can roast an OK coffee in a modern, computer controlled roaster, bristling with electronic sensors and fancy monitors. But it takes a real skill and experience to hand roast an outstanding coffee with a 1939 roaster.

Today we are going to try their Phoenix and The Turtle coffee. This is 100% Arabica, medium roast blend of coffee beans from Central America and Indonesia.